Students who are BIPoC and/or 2SLGBTQ+ are invited to join us for a walk at Lemoine Point. Join us as we learn about local plant life, hte importance of these medicines, and their uses. We will be moving slowly and stopping frequently to listen and learn.
 

Sign up for the QTBIPoC Hike.

Bus pick-up Locations:

• 11:00am from, Yellow House (140 Stuart St)

Returns to campus around 2:00pm.


Please Note:
- Event is open to Queen's QTBIPoC students.
- Advanced registration is required to reserve a spot in any scheduled hike. Please cancel reservations if unable to participate, so others may join.
- Proper outdoor attire is suggested – warm late winter/spring clothing, running shoes, water bottle, etc.
- The trails at Lemoine Point are flat, wide, hard-packed surfaces which are generally accessible the majority of the year. We encourage anyone who would like to discuss accessibility needs for this event to reach out to kel.martin@queensu.ca

Oct 13 at 4pm-5pm.
On Zoom.
Register here for the webinar here.

Details: 

Dr. Jamaica Heolimeleikalani Osorio is a Kanaka Maoli wahine artist/ activist / scholar born and raised in Pālolo Valley to parents Jonathan and Mary Osorio. Heoli earned her PhD in English (Hawaiian literature) in 2018 from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Currently, Heoli is an Assistant Professor of Indigenous and Native Hawaiian Politics at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Heoli is a three-time national poetry champion, poetry mentor and a published author. She is a proud past Kaiāpuni student, Ford fellow, and a graduate of Kamehameha, Stanford University (BA) and New York University (MA). Her book Remembering our Intimacies: Moʻolelo, Aloha ʻĀina, and Ea is forthcoming with University of Minnesota Press in Fall 2021. 

Title: Kū Kiaʻi Aloha: Protecting Maunakea and Birthing Decolonial intimacy in an Emerging Generation of Aloha ʻĀina Activists

Abstract: Native Hawaiians are in a multi generational battle to protect sacred sites and practice self determination. The recent iterations of the fight to protect Mauna a Wākea from further white supremacist and capitalist encroachment by the state has transformed modern Hawaiian (and Indigenous) resistance and resurgence. This presentation will focus directly on how these emerging movements are born out of and strengthened by an intimate return to indigenous moʻolelo (histories) and ʻike (knowledges) which is transforming the very nature of what is possible in the building of Decolonial futures. 

This workshop with Reclaim Your Voice helps participants identify the negative commentary of their inner critic and practice self compassion. This is followed by a trauma-informed lovingkindness meditation to help participants discover their own personalized lovingkindness phrase based on their emotional needs. Register by Oct. 5 to receive an engraved journal. In collaboration with Sexual Violence Prevention and Response Services. 

When: October 20 - 6:00-7:30pm.
Where: Zoom

Open to QTBIPoC students only. Register here.  

For Queer, Trans, Black, Indigenous and People of Colour to hear from student advocates and organizers on campus on wins, opportunities, tips and more! 

When: Wednesday, October 6th from 5:00pm-6:30pm 

Where: Zoom

Register here.

Happening this Saturday, September 25 in collaboration with Queen's Student Diversity Project and Queen's Residence, we are proud to present QTBIPoC Meet and agreed. This is a fantastic opportunity to meet other QTBIPoC students living in Residence, meet some upper year students and build community here at Queen’s. Covid protocols will be followed.

When: September 25

Where: Ban Righ Fireside Lounge.

Time: Two blocks due to COVID 19 procedure and guidelines: 6:00-7:00pm - 7:15-8:15 pm.

Open to QTBIPoC students living in residence. Limit of 25 person capacity per blocks.

Register here.

Please note this meeting is open to Muslim student, faculty, staff and community members only.  

Click here to register.

In honour of the 215 children found at Kamloops Indian Residential School in British Columbia, Deb and I will be hosting an Indigenous Wellness Circle for those who are grieving these losses and would like a space for discussion and community. This circle is open to Indigenous community members, faculty, staff, students, and allies who would like to attend. The circle will be on Wednesday, June 2^nd at 1:00 PM.

 Please keep in mind that this space is to centre Indigenous voices, emotions, and experiences. We encourage our allies to come respectfully.

 Please register in advance here:

https://queensu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMtdOCsqzIsE9zgqSrtlLJ1h1Wdih_jhVT9.

 Nyá:wen, Miigwech!

Elder Meet and Greet Sessions

Join the Elders from the Office of Indigenous Initiatives for bi-weekly sessions on Thursdays from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. Sessions will feature topics on Indigenous teachings and knowledge.

Aug 19: Feasting & Foods & Harvesting 

Register for these sessions: here

Elder Meet and Greet Sessions

Join the Elders from the Office of Indigenous Initiatives for bi-weekly sessions on Thursdays from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. Sessions will feature topics on Indigenous teachings and knowledge.

Aug 5: Spirit of Healing & Medicines 

Register for these sessions: here